Political structure

Official name

Romania

Legal system

Parliamentary republic; new constitutions were adopted in 1991 and 2003

National legislature

Romania has a bicameral parliamentary system. The electoral system is based on proportional representation and party lists for both chambers. The Senate (the upper house) has 136 seats and the Chamber of Deputies (the lower house) 329. Both chambers are directly elected for four-year terms

Electoral system

Universal direct suffrage over the age of 18

National elections

December 11th 2016 (legislative); November 2nd and 16th 2014 (presidential). The next parliamentary election is scheduled for the end of 2020 or early 2021, and the next presidential election is scheduled for 2019

Head of state

The president, Klaus Iohannis

National government

A 27-minister cabinet nominated and headed by the prime minister, Viorica Dancila, who was appointed by the president on January 17th 2018. The prime minister and the PSD-ALDE government received parliamentary approval on January 29th 2018